All scheduled banks across the country will remain closed on February 11 and 12 (Wednesday and Thursday) on the occasion of the upcoming 13th National Parliament Election and Referendum.
Banks will remain closed for four consecutive days as the weekly holiday is included in this.
The Supervisory Data Management and Analytics Department (SDAD) of Bangladesh Bank announced this information in a notification on Sunday (February 1).
The notification said that the Ministry of Public Administration, through a notification dated January 25, has declared February 11 and 12 as government holidays on the occasion of the 13th National Parliament Election and Referendum.
All scheduled banks operating in the country will remain closed on those two days.
This directive has been issued under the powers vested in Section 45 of the Bank Companies Act, 1991.
Bangladesh Bank has sent instructions in this regard to the managing directors and chief executive officers of all scheduled banks in the country.
It is to be noted that after the banks were closed on February 11 and 12, the next two days, February 13 and 14 (Friday and Saturday), will be weekly holidays.
Regular bank operations will resume from February 15 (Sunday).
